Charles Mill Reservoir fishing

Charles Mill Reservoir fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Flathead Catfish, Walleye, Sauger, Tiger Muskie, and 3 more. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge, dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike, and night for Flathead Catfish.

Last stocked: 2022; Saugeye
Plants on record: 133; Since 1970
Species recorded: 9
Surface acres: 1,347

Fish at Charles Mill Reservoir

9 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Saugeye Stocked · 61 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2022 · 61 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Saugeye species guide

Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female Stocked · 28 plants · last 2010

Last stocked 2010 · 28 plants

Hybrid Striped Bass Stocked · 17 plants · last 2020

Last stocked 2020 · 17 plants

Sauger Stocked · 8 plants · last 1983 Best: dawn, day, dusk, night

Last stocked 1983 · 8 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk, night

Sauger species guide

Northern Pike Stocked · 6 plants · last 1978 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1978 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide

Tiger Muskie Stocked · 6 plants · last 1981

Last stocked 1981 · 6 plants

Tiger Muskie species guide

Muskellunge Stocked · 3 plants · last 1972 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1972 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide

Flathead Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1973 Best: night

Last stocked 1973 · 2 plants

Best: night

Flathead Catfish species guide

Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last 1973 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1973 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Charles Mill Reservoir is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1989.

Fish stocked in 1970

800

Fish stocked in 1971

149,950

Fish stocked in 1972

35,300

Fish stocked in 1973

140,000

Fish stocked in 1975

141,018

Fish stocked in 1978

435,200

Fish stocked in 1979

33,800

Fish stocked in 1980

19,620

Fish stocked in 1981

29,100

Fish stocked in 1982

81,300

Fish stocked in 1983

88,436

Fish stocked in 1984

131,976

Fish stocked in 1985

81,000

Fish stocked in 1986

72,122

Fish stocked in 1987

50,515

Fish stocked in 1988

81,217

Fish stocked in 1990

72,928

Fish stocked in 1991

172,326

Fish stocked in 1992

135,023

Fish stocked in 1993

423,458

Fish stocked in 1994

135,113

Fish stocked in 1995

146,970

Fish stocked in 1996

135,009

Fish stocked in 1997

211,322

Fish stocked in 1998

99,339

Fish stocked in 1999

125,466

Fish stocked in 2000

283,628

Fish stocked in 2001

148,033

Fish stocked in 2002

123,589

Fish stocked in 2003

194,923

Fish stocked in 2004

138,175

Fish stocked in 2005

80,375

Fish stocked in 2006

561,439

Fish stocked in 2007

341,570

Fish stocked in 2008

467,917

Fish stocked in 2009

67,609

Fish stocked in 2010

69,238

Fish stocked in 2011

206,117

Fish stocked in 2012

339,138

Fish stocked in 2013

355,997

Fish stocked in 2014

276,492

Fish stocked in 2015

163,863

Fish stocked in 2016

313,100

Fish stocked in 2017

313,943

Fish stocked in 2018

154,852

Fish stocked in 2019

296,891

Fish stocked in 2020

274,438

Fish stocked in 2021

134,914

Fish stocked in 2022

136,580

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
2022	Saugeye	136,580	–	report
2021	Saugeye	134,914	–	report
2020	Saugeye	27,445	–	report
2020	Saugeye	139,007	–	report
2020	Saugeye	36,957	–	report
2020	Hybrid Striped Bass	71,029	–	report
2019	Saugeye	67,592	–	report
2019	Saugeye	107,088	–	report
2019	Saugeye	97,832	–	report
2019	Hybrid Striped Bass	12,326	–	report
2019	Hybrid Striped Bass	12,053	–	report
2018	Saugeye	85,697	–	report
2018	Hybrid Striped Bass	15,191	–	report
2018	Hybrid Striped Bass	53,964	–	report
2017	Saugeye	42,255	–	report
2017	Saugeye	203,931	–	report
2017	Hybrid Striped Bass	56,892	–	report
2017	Hybrid Striped Bass	10,865	–	report
2016	Saugeye	51,537	–	report
2016	Saugeye	122,160	–	report
2016	Hybrid Striped Bass	82,443	–	report
2016	Hybrid Striped Bass	56,960	–	report
2015	Saugeye	96,016	–	report
2015	Hybrid Striped Bass	67,847	–	report
2014	Saugeye	207,196	–	report
2014	Hybrid Striped Bass	9,018	–	report
2014	Hybrid Striped Bass	60,278	–	report
2013	Saugeye	205,884	–	report
2013	Hybrid Striped Bass	14,654	–	report
2013	Hybrid Striped Bass	135,459	–	report
2012	Saugeye	122,724	–	report
2012	Saugeye	79,292	–	report
2012	Hybrid Striped Bass	106,154	–	report
2012	Hybrid Striped Bass	30,968	–	report
2011	Saugeye	206,117	–	report
2010	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	30,220	–	report
2010	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	16,710	–	report
2010	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	22,308	–	report
2009	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	31,888	–	report
2009	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	1,762	–	report
2009	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	33,959	–	report
2008	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	14,014	–	report
2008	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	34,432	–	report
2008	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	350,000	–	report
2008	Saugeye	69,471	–	report
2007	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	3,030	–	report
2007	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	18,320	–	report
2007	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	250,000	–	report
2007	Saugeye	22,250	–	report
2007	Saugeye	47,970	–	report
2006	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	135,000	–	report
2006	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	34,551	–	report
2006	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	106,000	–	report
2006	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	218,000	–	report
2006	Saugeye	5,672	–	report
2006	Saugeye	62,216	–	report
2005	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	9,144	–	report
2005	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	1,259	–	report
2005	Saugeye	69,972	–	report
2004	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	70,735	–	report
2004	Saugeye	67,440	–	report
2003	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	127,075	–	report
2003	Saugeye	67,848	–	report
2002	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	35,240	–	report
2002	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	20,020	–	report
2002	Saugeye	18,513	–	report
2002	Saugeye	49,816	–	report
2001	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	75,379	–	report
2001	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	4,516	–	report
2001	Saugeye	68,138	–	report
2000	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	55,512	–	report
2000	Saugeye	68,320	–	report
2000	Saugeye	90,828	–	report
2000	Saugeye	68,968	–	report
1999	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	56,873	–	report
1999	Saugeye	68,593	–	report
1998	Saugeye	67,602	–	report
1998	Hybrid Striped Bass	31,737	–	report
1997	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	10,740	–	report
1997	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	62,002	–	report
1997	Saugeye	85,722	–	report
1997	Saugeye	52,858	–	report
1996	Saugeye	73,537	–	report
1996	Saugeye	61,472	–	report
1995	Saugeye	146,970	–	report
1994	Saugeye	114,660	–	report
1994	Saugeye	20,453	–	report
1993	Saugeye	118,788	–	report
1993	Saugeye	156,655	–	report
1993	Saugeye	96,882	–	report
1993	Saugeye	51,133	–	report
1992	Saugeye	108,966	–	report
1992	Saugeye	26,057	–	report
1991	Saugeye	89,496	–	report
1991	Saugeye	82,830	–	report
1990	Saugeye	72,928	–	report
1988	Saugeye	81,217	–	report
1987	Saugeye	2,800	–	report
1987	Saugeye	7,323	–	report
1987	Saugeye	40,392	–	report
1986	Saugeye	72,122	–	report
1985	Saugeye	81,000	–	report
1984	Saugeye	50,976	–	report
1984	Saugeye	81,000	–	report
1983	Saugeye	41,040	–	report
1983	Sauger	47,396	–	report
1982	Saugeye	40,500	–	report
1982	Sauger	40,800	–	report
1981	Tiger Muskie	3,000	–	report
1981	Sauger	26,100	–	report
1980	Tiger Muskie	42	–	report
1980	Tiger Muskie	6,028	–	report
1980	Tiger Muskie	4,050	–	report
1980	Sauger	9,500	–	report
1979	Tiger Muskie	13,800	–	report
1979	Sauger	20,000	–	report
1978	Tiger Muskie	15,000	–	report
1978	Sauger	15,000	–	report
1978	Northern Pike	405,200	–	report
1975	Sauger	18,000	–	report
1975	Sauger	20,000	–	report
1975	Northern Pike	13,510	–	report
1975	Northern Pike	74,043	–	report
1975	Northern Pike	15,465	–	report
1973	Walleye	30,000	–	report
1973	Northern Pike	100,000	–	report
1973	Flathead Catfish	10,000	–	report
1972	Walleye	30,000	–	report
1972	Muskellunge	300	–	report
1972	Flathead Catfish	5,000	–	report
1971	Northern Pike	149,750	–	report
1971	Muskellunge	200	–	report
1970	Muskellunge	800	–	report

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About Charles Mill Reservoir

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Nearest lakes

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Common questions

What fish are at Charles Mill Reservoir?

Fishing Charles Mill Reservoir usually means Saugeye: Saugeye accounts for 61 of 133 plants on record, ahead of Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female and 7 more. Saugeye was last stocked 2022. Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female was last stocked 2010. Hybrid Striped Bass was last stocked 2020. Sauger was last stocked 1983. 5 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Charles Mill Reservoir stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1989.